Grant Holloway won't race DL finale due to $$ dispute - "Shame that they doing athletes like that."

Hard to determine who is right in this situation without knowing the $$ in question. Part of the issue with Track and Field - no salary information

Karsten Warholm and the other American hurdler guy are still doing it without complaining. If he wants more money he can always switch to the pure sprints

Warholm isn't in the DL final due to injury, and Benjamin ended his season after the Olympics. Which other "American hurdler guy" are you referring to?

You not accepting their offer is not them "doing athletes like that." Everyone has the right to take or not take an offer, and every organization in the position to make an offer can offer what they think fair. The fact that there was no meeting of the minds does not mean one side is doing something wrong.

And diamond league will have a lot less viewship next year when flotrack destroys the coverage.

LetsRun please do not cover those races at all -only way we can get them back on peacock.

Good for the sport!

That'll fix it!!

Had to google Grant Holloway...

He runs a niche event.

Another thought is that Grant's non-participation could help raise wages for other athletes, just like the ones you mentioned, in the future. Different ways to look at a situation like this. Grant is calling attention to a problem that we know to be true. Everyone accepting things as they are, well, keeps things a certain way.

If you had to Google Grant Holloway you haven't been watching track very much. He's been winning 110m hurdle races at every level for years and shows up a lot.

niche event

Reported for duplicate content. There's a 2+ day old existing thread on this.

I wonder if they are paying SML to run the non-DL events and whether this could have led to a lower pot for appearance fees?

I am biased as a native Virginian, and root constantly for Grant, but he is not the guy to pick on here. He has stated he doesn’t run USA championships when he has the bye for worlds because he wants other athletes to win titles and get their $$$. If he says the DL lowballed him, I believe him. He is one of the most dominant hurdlers of all time, elevates the sport both through his charisma and excellence on/off the track…. Nothing to see here. I want him to run some relays for USA though.

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Another example of running your mouth without knowing the facts or validity...just to support a thought that has no merit.

Brussels Diamond League Meet Director Kim Gevaert (2:19 mark of the video):

It will have less viewership in the US, but US viewership was likely pretty small so it will not register as "a lot less" to them.

So you're saying Grant Holloway is the Lars Ulrich of track? Testifying in congress against napster